I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.

Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven't been done before.

You always learn lessons in business.

Collectors become obsessive and then addicted. You become addicted to art and you can't live without it.

I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center.

Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way.

There is no substitute for knowledge. To this day, I read three newspapers a day. It is impossible to read a paper without being exposed to ideas. And ideas - more than money - are the real currency for success.